We woke with a few more insect bikes than when we fell to sleep with. Breakfast was at 6.30am and on the bus by 7am for a short ride to meet the rest of our group at the floating hotel. We took a boat to a fish farm which was a small container packed full of red snapper that were fed constantly to make more money. 
We then took the boat across the river to a fishing village with native Cham people. These stops were very frustrating as it is not real village life at all it seems more of a tourist stop just to fill up the itinerary. 
On return to the boat where some people had left their luggage, the boat had been used to take other people back so all hell let loose again amongst our group as all their belongings had gone.
Although there are many things that are not to the level you expect on this trip, some group members are taking their complaining to the extreme and consequently making it worse. 
We found the boat with all their bags and climbed onto a fast boat to Pnom Penh which we had paid extra for. This boat was fully enclosed and resembled a green house. We melted for an hour or so to the Cambodian Border.
We found the boat with all their bags and climbed onto a fast boat to Pnom Penh which we had paid extra for. This boat was fully enclosed and resembled a green house. We melted for an hour or so to the Cambodian Border.
Our tour guide insisted on us paying on an extra $2 for their visa service which we had no choice but to go along with despite the visa office being just up the road. Again this caused havoc among many. We waited for over an hour while the visas were completed and the next boat arrived to take us further toward the capital.
The next boat resembled a yellow submarine and again was boiling. We were only on it for two minutes until we had to jump off to get our passport stamped in the border courtyard which had a badminton court and a temple in the middle of it. Very random.
Back on the submarine for a further two hours then onto a bus for another hour into the city centre. The bus was not air conditioned and looked approx 100 years old. Very uncomfortable with plastic sweaty cramped seats. When will this journey end! 
Bearing in mind we paid extra to ensure we arrived in the city at 1.30pm rather than 6pm we actually rocked up at 4pm, not impressed. With temperature soaring we jumped in a tuk tuk to the riverfront on the other side of town. We checked out a few hotels and managed to resist the urge of the 5 star luxury hotel and went for a nice cheap guesthouse.
A cold shower then went to dinner at sunset for a traditional Khmar meal excluding the French fries side we ordered! We then strolled over to the local supermarket for cheap drinks and snacks. Tuk tuk back to the hotel and watched over the streets of the city from our balcony.
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